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Re:OpenSpec – A lightweight and configurable AI spec framework by wyre on Wednesday September 16, 2026 @08:04PM (#49734751)
It's just a bundle of skills and md files...

Why does it need to have an entire CLI?

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Re:OpenSpec – A lightweight and configurable AI spec framework by iamjfu on Wednesday September 16, 2026 @08:22PM (#49734881)
The CLI is actually useful. It gives the skills a way to deterministically interact with the spec. For example, it can validate the shape without having to spend tokens reading the files.
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Re:OpenSpec – A lightweight and configurable AI spec framework by wyre on Wednesday September 16, 2026 @09:47PM (#49735466)
Compared to including shell scripts with the skills?

Not trying to say that it's not useful, but it seems excessive and potentially bloated.

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Re:OpenSpec – A lightweight and configurable AI spec framework by etoxin on Wednesday September 16, 2026 @09:57PM (#49735534)
I use the cli tool outside of the agent session. e.g. `openspec view` to see all the specs and what's pending.
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